W.I.N. Wednesday: Those freedoms would all be for naught, if it was not for…..

It is common for people to thank the men and women of our militaries for their service and for the sacrifices they are willing to make to ensure we enjoy the freedoms we do in Canada and the US. Their willingness to serve their countries, to go abroad and fight to ensure certain evil does not come to our shores, and to ensure that we continue to enjoy the freedoms we too often take for granted, needs to be acknowledged.

Those sacrifices and freedoms, however, would all be for naught if it was not for the heroic men and women of law enforcement who are willing to serve and sacrifice in our own communities to ensure we can continue to enjoy those freedoms. For the skeptics you need to look no further than the CHOP / CHAZ zone is Seattle in June 2020 and the level of violence including shootings, robberies, sexual assaults, etc. that quickly became an issue in the small “police free” zone. You can also look at the rise in violent crime experienced by cities who embraced the “defund the police” movement and decimated their police departments over the past few years.

The other reality is that despite the best efforts of our militaries, the evil they confront abroad does come to our shores and when it does we rely on the men and women of law enforcement to respond and face that evil head on.

It is appropriate to continue to show love, support, and appreciation for the Away Team (our military). We also need to ensure we show love, support, and appreciation for the Home Team (law enforcement). Neither team is perfect. Both are both are made up of human beings doing the best they can in a volatile, uncertain, chaotic, complex, and ambiguous world.

Take time to reflect on what your life would be like without these two groups of heroic men and women. If those images scare you, and they should, then be intentional about showing your support for both the Home and Away teams.

Take care.

Brian Willis

www.lifesmostpowerfulquestion.com. 

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